"The great Father Zed, Archiblogopoios"
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Fr. John Hunwicke
"Some 2 bit novus ordo cleric"
- Anonymous
"Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a traditionalist blogger who has never shied from picking fights with priests, bishops or cardinals when liturgical abuses are concerned."
- Kractivism
"Father John Zuhlsdorf is a crank"
"Father Zuhlsdorf drives me crazy"
"the hate-filled Father John Zuhlsford" [sic]
"Father John Zuhlsdorf, the right wing priest who has a penchant for referring to NCR as the 'fishwrap'"
"Zuhlsdorf is an eccentric with no real consequences" -
HERE
- Michael Sean Winters
"Fr Z is a true phenomenon of the information age: a power blogger and a priest."
- Anna Arco
“Given that Rorate Coeli and Shea are mad at Fr. Z, I think it proves Fr. Z knows what he is doing and he is right.”
- Comment
"Let me be clear. Fr. Z is a shock jock, mostly. His readership is vast and touchy. They like to be provoked and react with speed and fury."
- Sam Rocha
"Father Z’s Blog is a bright star on a cloudy night."
- Comment
"A cross between Kung Fu Panda and Wolverine."
- Anonymous
Fr. Z is officially a hybrid of Gandalf and Obi-Wan XD
- Comment
Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a scrappy blogger popular with the Catholic right.
- America Magazine
RC integralist who prays like an evangelical fundamentalist.
-Austen Ivereigh on
Twitter
[T]he even more mainline Catholic Fr. Z. blog.
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Deus Ex Machina
“For me the saddest thing about Father Z’s blog is how cruel it is.... It’s astonishing to me that a priest could traffic in such cruelty and hatred.”
- Jesuit homosexualist James Martin to BuzzFeed
"Fr. Z's is one of the more cheerful blogs out there and he is careful about keeping the crazies out of his commboxes"
- Paul in comment at
1 Peter 5
"I am a Roman Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
I am a TLM-going Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
And I am in a state of grace today, in no small part, because of your blog."
- Tom in
comment
"Thank you for the delightful and edifying omnibus that is your blog."-
Reader comment.
"Fr. Z disgraces his priesthood as a grifter, a liar, and a bully. -
- Mark Shea
I’d have to agree. These loving words of sincere and genuine encouragement are the most appealing thing about this blog.
Alleluia!
I say this not to boast, for I have no reason to boast, but I resolved on 1/1/12 to go to confession at least once in each calendar month. I’ve done so ever since (and several months more than once due to being a habitual sinner) and it has been very beneficial. I still fall into mortal sin, but not as often and when I do, I get cleaned up as soon as possible. Fellow readers, if you haven’t availed yourself of this incredible gift lately, please do so at your first opportunity!
To “reader” who went to Confession after 10 years’ time:
I’ve had a lousy couple of weeks, in human terms. You’ve reminded me to rejoice.
Thank you for strengthening us, the church on earth. I was received into the Church by profession of faith 7 years ago and I still can’t describe my gratitude for the sacrament of Confession.
“*sniff*
My work here is done.
NOT!”
Hahaha! That cracked me up. Thanks for always reminding us, Father!
The last three times I went to confession where because of assurances from my internet priests that I am not bothering the priests by stumbling through this sacrament. Please do not stop exhorting people to go…We listen to you. Sometimes we listen more to you then the priest we see weekly.
Make sure you throw away your “confession notes.” You don’t want to dwell on them. Jesus has forgotten them and so should you forget them.
Dear Father,
Thank you for this holy work. It pains many lay-people too to see the vast number of Catholics who never make use of this great Sacrament of Mercy. To see the hundreds of people who receive Holy Communion whoever they (occasionally) go to Mass, in parishes where confessions are heard perhaps twice a year. It is not judgmental to ponder the millions of sacrilegious Communions people make through needless ignorance and carelessness. A priest friend who spends hours in the confessional every day, tell me often how he grieves for these absent souls.
Perhaps it would also help if you were to write a commentary on the words of sacramental absolution, as you rightly say, “incredible words”. How can any laymen hearing them doubt that they are addressed to him by God himself? For a priest to speak them without His authority would be the most supreme act of certifiable lunacy and of arrogance. Every time I hear them it sends a shiver down my spine. “Ego te absolvo…” What an immeasurable gift! Why are the confession queues not packed with eager souls thirsty for this grace?
ray from mn I’m sure means destroy where he says throw away.
I open the page on the Missal with how to make a confession. I may not look, but is a strange sort of crutch which keeps me from stumbling.
If I carry handwritten pages into the Confessional, I shred them when I get home. If I take my e-confessions, I delete them. So affirming! THANK YOU TO ALL PRIESTS WHO HEAR OUR CONFESSONS. It isnourishment to this starving sinner.
Yes, yes, yes! Thank you Father for your frequent mention of this great Sacrament.
Coming from the Episcopal Church and the General Confession (with ‘auricular confession’ theoretically available but never, ever in actuality), I cannot describe what a blessing and a help this has been to me. I am still struggling with my besetting sins, but now I feel that with sympathetic priests with wise counsel, I am far more conscious of my situation when I am tempted – and I think that I am making some sort of progress (baby steps, but progress!)
And I use the iPhone with the Confession app — it’s passworded and automatically deletes the list of sins once confessed, so no notes to misplace or forget to destroy, as my absent-mindedness is legendary. Like the little old lady who got into the box and began, “Loaf of bread, eggs . . . oh my goodness, I left my sins in the A&P!”
Father, your frequent reminders have a been a great gift to me as well. Thank you for all you do to remind us of the beauty of this sacrament.